Papa John's, Yum up, while Domino's, Rave down, as trading week trends mirror year

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The trends established over the last 12 months at some of the world's major publicly traded pizza brands were mirrored in the trends of the last week on the…

Papa John's only winner in last week's pizza trading wars

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Trading in the runup to National Pizza Week was anything but a celebration for most publicly traded brands, with all but Papa John's posting losses.

Domino's, Rave stock values start trading year right

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

At least two pizza brands had reason to continue their champagne toasts into the first week of 2020, though higher commodity prices as 2020 started put a…

Domino's, Papa John's clear winners with investors in 2019

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

As the last bites of the 2019 pizza pie disappear, one thing is evident: Domino's and Papa John's have gotten a lot of love from investors this year, driving…

2019's top pizza reads: century-old pizzeria restoration to futuristic pie prep

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The final year of the 2010s had Pizza Marketplace readers looking back nearly a century to learn about restoring historic buildings for pizzerias, as well as…

2020 pizza brand planner/predictor

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

As 2019 draws to a close, pizza brands are contending with significant dips in dine-in traffic, as well as peaks in patrons' passion for all things…

Rapid Fired sweetens the pie this season

December 20, 2019

Rapid Fired is putting a sweet finish on the year with holiday dessert LTOs that give diners pies of a whole different bent. 

Pieology goes 'whole-hog' this holiday

December 18, 2019

Pieology is pigging out this holiday with its Sweet & Smoky BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza LTO that includes hand-shredded pulled pork, red onions, cilantro and the…

Ho, ho, ho! It's sure good to be Domino's

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Santa was apparently paying keen attention to Domino's leadership when they sent in their wishes for the brand this year, with the giant pizza chain last week…

Pizza Inn, Pie Five parent up, other public pizza brands down

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Of the major publicly traded U.S. pizza brands, only two-brand parent, Rave Restaurant Group last week had much to celebrate.

'From pizza to pad thai' -- Kroger-Clustertruck partnership puts ghost kitchens in Midwest metros

December 3, 2019

U.S. grocery superpower, Kroger, has partnered with delivery-only software platform, Clustertruck to offer a ghost kitchen concept that will serve multiple…

Traders gave a little early 'thanks' for pizza brands last week

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

All but one publicly traded U.S. pizza brand got some gratitude a week early last week when investors worked helped raise the value of three of the nation's…

Rough week for Rave on the trading floor

The good news is that just about every essential pizza commodity price fell in value last week. The bad news is that most pizza company stock values did too.

Pizza Hut, Subway offer put a pungent spin on seasonal scents

November 18, 2019

Seems a bit counter-intuitive as we enter the season of copious amounts of kisses and hugs, but at least two brands are making garlic the darlin' of the…

Papa John's price passes $60 for 1st time in 19 months after leadership changes

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Traders voted with their wallets last week after a major shakeup in Papa John's leadership team. The stock not only closed up, but passed the $60 mark for the…

Fresh Brothers catches 'keto fever'

November 8, 2019

Fresh Brothers Pizza is now offering a 10-inch Keto Diet pie that's also gluten-free and, of course, low carb and high protein.

Pizza Hut parent gets one last 'boo' out of Halloween week

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The ghosts and ghouls weren't the only ones moaning last week as Halloween week wrapped up the month of October. They had company from the folks at Pizza Hut…

Papa John's adds brand's 1st crust flavor in 35 years

November 4, 2019

For the first time in its 35-year history, Papa John's is adding a flavor to its original crust by baking the brand's garlic sauce and Parmesan-Romano cheese…

Domino's, Papa John's 'treated,' Pizza Hut ... not so much

On the stock market last week, investors were in a 'tricky' mood when it came to Pizza Hut parent, Yum Brands, though they morphed into little darlings with…

Lions & Tigers & Squares brings mustard, chop cheese pies to NYC's East Village

October 28, 2019

Detroit-style pizzeria, Lions & Tigers & Squares, has opened its second Manhattan location at 160 Second Ave. at Tenth Street in the East Village. The…